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NEW FOR THE LAB RUNDOWN SHAMIR LAUNCHES LENS FOR DIGITAL DEVICES InTouch™ SIGNET'S LATEST PROGRESSIVE DESIGN is Shamir Insight Inc.'s newest free-form lens for smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and any other handheld digital device. Shamir says this is the first everyday progressive addition lens (PAL) design enhanced for smartphone and tablet users. About 46% of adults use a smartphone in the U.S. and that number is expected to jump to 192 million by 2016. "We've noticed that the distance between people's eyes and devices is closer to their faces with smartphones," said Matt Lytle, vice president of marketing at Shamir. "Traditional progressive lenses met the need for reading a book but that old progressive design is not cutting it. There's a need for a new reading zone," Lytle said. Unlike a standard progressive, Shamir InTouch features enhanced visual comfort from 15 in. to 27 in., the distance at which digital devices are primarily held and the add power starts quickly in the intermediate zone. InTouch is available in both 15mm and 18mm fitting heights and in CR-39® and DLC™ Autograph® , SuperLite™ Trivex® partner laboratories. For more information, contact Shamir Insight Inc. at 800-790-4120 ext. 3012 or shamirlens.com. Signet Armorlite, Inc. has launched the KODAK Unique DS Progressive Lens which incorporates the features and benefits of the original KODAK Unique Progressive Lens into a dual-side design. The KODAK Unique DS Lens improves the reading area for many prescriptions, while providing enhanced visual performance in the intermedi- ate and distance viewing areas. It starts at a 13mm minimum fitting height and is available with six corridor lengths (13mm to 18mm), and an option for prescribed prism. It is also available in 13 lens materials, including 1.50, 1.60, 1.67, polycarbonate, Trivex material, and Transitions® lens 1.50, 1.67, polycarbonate, and Polarized 1.50. Polarized and photochromic options are available in gray and brown as well. 1.60, SuperLite 1.67, SuperLite 1.74, polycarbonate, material. It is being sold through Shamir's network of "At Signet, we have been developing this advancement in our lens technology for some time and are proud to have the opportunity to launch the KODAK Unique DS Lens in the United States and Canada," said Brad Staley, president of Signet Armorlite. For more information, contact Signet Armorlite at 800-790-4120 ext. 3017 or signetarmorlite.com. QUATREX INSTEAD OF POLY OR TRIVEX Polyoptics International, Inc. has introduced a new lens material called Quatrex. High impact resistance, optical clarity (Abbe value of 48), and a low specific gravity (1.25) combine to make it ideal for everyday use for sports, children, safety, or any other situation that would call for the use of polycarbonate, Trivex material, or 1.60 lenses. Quatrex also has a 1.58 index, is chemical resistant, provides 100% UV protection, and cuts and edges as easily as a CR-39 plastic lens. "We have found that labs that have tried the Quatrex material are quick to adopt it as their preferred lens material," said Johanna Rico, Polyoptics' Marketing Coordinator. "In addition to being very well accepted in spectacle wear, they are so easy to edge, drill, and tint that they are a win-win proposition." Quatrex lenses are available as single vision stock lenses as well as semi-finished lenses. Quatrex, which was launched in Canada in February already has four lab customers. Polyoptics has a lab in Laval, Quebec, manufacturing facilities in Thailand, and various warehouses in North America. For more information, contact Polyoptics International, Inc. at 800-790- 4120 ext. 3020 or polyopticsint.com. totallyoptical.com ROBERTSON OFFERS MORE COZÉ OPTIONS Robertson Optical Laborato- ries, Inc. has launched its latest line of lenses, the Cozé ADL and the Cozé Wrap. These lenses are the newest members of its privately labeled, digitally surfaced, free-form progressive lenses line called Cozé. The advanced design lens (ADL) use Robertson's digital free-form method of grinding and powers are compensated to allow for the patient's unique frame angle, tilt, or wrap, and wearing vertex. The Cosé Wrap, which is part of the ADL package, is designed for wrap frames. "Patients see better at distance, intermediate, and near zones with these lenses," said Mike Fussell, sales and customer service manager of Robertson Optical, Atlanta, GA. "The Cozé ADL and Wrap are specifically tailored to each individual's Rx and frame." Cozé lenses can be ordered through all Robertson's labs in Loganville, GA; Columbia, SC; and Greenville, SC. For more information, contact Robertson Optical Laboratories, Inc. at 800-790-4120 ext. 3015 or RobertsonOptical.com november 2012 19